A LaPlace teenager has been arrested and booked with 19 counts of fraud after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's investigators say he activated nearly $8,000 worth of debit cards, but received no payments, while working as a cashier at Walmart.

According to a Sheriff's Office news release, store officials called the Sheriff's Office on Monday (Dec.30) to report the incident after an internal investigation revealed that 18-year-old Braden Clegg activated 19 pre-paid debit cards, totaling $7,974.94, without receiving payment for them. Authorities report that several of the cards were used, but couldn't immediately verify how many of them were used.

Authorities say each activation transaction was documented and recorded on video surveillance.

Clegg, who was booked with 19 counts of access device fraud, is being held at the parish jail under an $18,000 bond.